Philip Henderson has told his Mount Everest story hundreds of times, but he’s not done repeating it—not by a long shot. “This is a lifetime of work I’m talking about,” Henderson, 63, recently told me.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SEATTLE, Washington — Jim Whittaker, the first American mountain climber to summit Mount Everest more than 60 years ago, has died ...

FILE TO GO WITH Nepal-Everest-environment-climbing, FOCUS by Deepesh Shrestha (FILES) In this May 19, 2009 file photograph, unidentified mountaineers walk past the Hillary Step while pushing for the ...

His successful climb made Whittaker a celebrity in the United States, CNN reports. The Times reports Whittaker appeared on the covers of National Geographic and Life magazines. President John F.